Bell Helicopters appoints Dynamatic as supplier for airframe assemblies

The Bangalore based Dynamatic Technologies Ltd has signed a global outline agreement with Bell Helicopters, a Textron Inc company, as a single source supplier of major airframe assemblies for the BELL 407 GX. “The estimated business volume of the agreement is approximately $90 million over a seven year period with options to extend through the life of the product,” said a Dynamatic press release.
 
This is a follow-up to an MoU signed by both companies in April this year. Dynamatic-Oldland Aerospace had hosted a senior executive team from Bell Helicopters from April 7-11, 2014 at its facilities in Bangalore. The delegation from Bell Helicopters was led by Michael Loeffler, Vice President - Supply Chain, Bell Helicopters, and included Van Wilson - Program Director, Bell Helicopters, Kelly Fowler - Director Supplier Quality, Bell Helicopters and Dale Springer - Strategic Sourcing, Bell Helicopters. As per the MoU, Dynamatic will be the single source supplier for major assemblies on the Cabin for Bell 407 (GX & AN variants) over the next ten years.
 
Dynamatic Technologies Ltd designs and builds highly engineered products for automotive, aeronautic, hydraulic and security applications. With futuristic design and engineering, the company has manufacturing facilities in Europe (Swindon in the UK and Schwarzenberg in Germany) and India (Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore and Nashik).
 
With three design laboratories in India and Europe, Dynamatic Technologies is a one of the leading private R&D organisations, with numerous inventions and patents to its credit. The company is vertically integrated, with its own alloy-making and casting capabilities as well as its own captive green energy sources.